Senstar – a world leader in video management, video analytics and perimeter intrusion detection systems - is celebrating 40 years since it was first incorporated in 1981. The company was originally established with the objective of bringing security technologies originally targeted for military applications to the...
With an ambition to drive continuous collaboration and innovation, Traka has launched two inaugural Experience Centres: one in South Africa and the other in Australia. The South African centre is situated in Johannesburg and will serve as an environment for technology partners, end-users and Traka employees...
Gallagher has released the latest version of its award-winning site management software, Command Centre, allowing organisations to easily future-proof their security. Command Centre v8.60 offers a number of enhancements that have been built with the future in mind, as well as useful features. These include an...
A new report from Interpol has identified the most prominent cybersecurity threats in Africa, based on input from its own member countries and data from the private sector. According to the The African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021 they are: 1: Online scams 2: Digital extortion 3: Business email...
BCD has hired computer industry veteran Adel Mrabet, as it continues its expansion into new global markets. Mrabet will serve as Regional Sales Manager – Surveillance and IoT for North and West Africa on the MERAT team from his Tunisia base. Mrabet’s 20-year career has included...
With cyber incidents the biggest risk to businesses across the globe, the market for cyber security insurance is set to increase, according to Advance Market Analytics’ Cyber Security Insurance Market Insights, to 2026. Cyber security insurance could help businesses to mitigate their losses should they be...
The Common Smartcard Solutions Association’s (CSSA) standard has been combined with LEGIC mobile technology to extend closed-loop ePayment capability to smartphones. The CSSA goal is to create and promote an industry standard for vendor-neutral, smartcard-based closed-loop ePayment systems. openCashfile (oCF) is that standard, a data structure...
Data exists to predict, and so prevent, crime, it’s just not yet being analysed, according to Warren Myers, CEO and Co-founder of AURA, security and medical response marketplace. But in the near-future AI could be deployed to help fight crime. Said Myers: “There is a wealth...
The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) is calling for global supply chains and authorities to urgently review their anti-counterfeiting plans and investment in security resources, in light of a surge in the number of fake Covid cards in circulation. Research found earlier this year that the...
Airports are rapidly adopting the use of biometric technology to help drive security, according to Valour Consultancy. The data from Valour Consultancy suggests there will be an increase in biometrically-enabled passenger touchpoints in the world’s airports of 320% over the next decade. Its Seamless Passenger Journey...